Ben & Jerry’s co-founders are bringing Kamala Harris-inspired ice cream to Wisconsin

On the heels of the first Ben & Jerry’s shop opening in Wisconsin, the founders of the ice cream chain are launching a Kamala Harris-inspired pint as part of nationwide ice cream truck tour that will stop in Wisconsin next month.

MoveOn, a progressive public policy advocacy group, is partnering with Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to host the ice cream truck tour, which will swing through more than 20 cities in battleground states, according to a MoveOn news release. That includes four different stops in Wisconsin.

Along with doling out free ice cream, the “Scoop the Vote” tour will host local officials and activists, help register voters and guide people through making a voting plan.

The Kamala Harris-inspired ice cream flavor is under Cohen’s “Ben’s Best” label and not affiliated with the Ben & Jerry’s brand. Cohen told USA TODAY he got involved in the election because he wants to “get a common decency at a minimum in the White House.”

“I want someone who supports people of all races, all genders,” Cohen said. “And I think Kamala is a person who supports people. She doesn’t try to make herself bigger by putting other people down.”

Here’s everything we know about the new Kamala Harris ice cream and how you can try it in Wisconsin.

What are the Kamala Harris-inspired ice cream flavors?

In a nod to one of Harris’s most famous quotes, Cohen concocted “Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee” in support of the vice president.

Coconut tree emojis and memes became ubiquitous with the Harris campaign this summer after a clip went viral of her saying, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.” 

“Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee” is a coconut-flavored ice cream layered with caramel and topped with red, white and blue star sprinkles. You can sign up online or at the tour stops to enter a raffle for the limited edition pints.

MoveOn will also serve several other electorally themed ice cream flavors, including, “Unburdened by What has Vanilla Bean,” “Inauguration Celebration Birthday Cake,” “Fight For Our Rights Sorbet,” and “MoveOn Mobilizer Milk Chocolate.”

Where in Wisconsin is the truck stopping?

The 22-city ice cream tour kicks off Monday, Sept. 16 in Philadelphia, with Cohen and Greenfield in attendance at the first stop. The tour will then move west, logging four stops in Wisconsin in early October.

Here’s when and where the ice cream tour will visit Wisconsin. Time and specific location has not yet been announced for these stops.

• Milwaukee: Wednesday, Oct. 2. RVSP here.
• Green Bay: Thursday, Oct. 3. RSVP here.
• Appleton and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Friday, Oct. 4. RSVP here.
• Madison: Saturday, Oct. 5. This stop will also include a rally in support of the Harris-Walz campaign. RSVP here.

Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn, told USA TODAY the tour is an effort to engage people who were not necessarily planning to vote in the election this fall.

“There’s a ton of folks that are already tuned into this election, and then there’s a vast, vast set of folks that aren’t,” Epting said, adding that even non-political activities, like getting ice cream, can engage Americans.